Pratt In Talks With Weapons Primes For RDE Flight Tests

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Rotating detonation engine.

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FARNBOROUGH, England—Pratt & Whitney says it is in talks with “multiple weapons primes” to flight test its rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology following positive results from ground evaluations in 2025. Because the heat-release process is more compact in an RDE and occurs over a shorter...
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